The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-02-23
Iikely 10 LAST for MANY yeara. !.


likely to last for many years
That is the misery OF it, said I. @If
she We're but like other old women II she
were but subject to the common diseases
OF grandmothers-my fate might be en-
durable.
" Your fatei What has that TO do with
Mrs. Gordon's longevity
am only going to be married TO her
that's NIL Y and the absurd announces
ment WAS no sooner out OF my mouth
than the fair stranger broke into peals of
laughter, which, to my ears at that inaus-
lpie'ous moment, sounded likethe screams
OF an evil spirit.
Pardon nae, shesaid. endeavoring to
4 compose herself: g ! am far too giddy for
a. and the widow kissed the orphan
child, " But the Idea of marriage be-
tween you and Mrs. Gordon is so rieiicu-
Elous. You appear to be a martyr to Cir
i eunstances; but has the old lady given
/ her consent?"
Her consentg Qlxlet her alone for
/ that. There is no likelihood OF her re-
fusing me; and, 1T refuse her, / may as
well hang myself
Why think OF such an alternatlrea
II you will not allow Mrs Gordon to en-
rich you, there are fortunes Ia the world
still to be made by the Industrious
Give me motive, cried | suddenly,
and will both dare and suffer / ean-
not DO It poor q paeedas fortune;
but place Is tt6 sslstanea sanae3hing
worthy Of nay efforts, something rich
enough to reward them, something
& What?' she said, innocentiy.
8 Loyei" cried i, III desperation, and,
before she could prevent me, had caught
hold Of her hand and smothered it with
kisses.
| spent several hours with tho lovely
| widow aud saw-elearly saw-that only q
! little time was wanting to enable me to
| gain ker affections. and then babe her
adieu, extorting a promise that she would
not communicate my arrival te Mrs, Cor
! don, and that, when called at che Court,
/ she would see me alone, that / might
have an opportunity of telling her what
had passed between my uncle and my
self
When arrived at my unele's found
| him In very bad temper, as he had ex-
| pected me the day before and matters
were not mended when l mentioned the
misgiyings had on the score Of domestic
happiness.
/" Domestic fddlestcksp' cried he-
what more would youhaye than a good
estate and good wife--a healthy woman
to boot come OF long-winded race, ard
as likely as not to lay you besian my old
I1riend Gordon? She Is a grandmother
already. Doesn't that lock well You
do not think her too youngG' and the old
gentleman grinned, while I gave vent to
> spasmodlc exclamation. "Then what
1isturts you about her. moro especially
when you tell me that there is q vacancy
N your heart? But here comes q letter
tromthe Court, and tearing open large,
AID
TO him by servant, he read as
follows;
Ny DEAR SIR am told that your
nephew has arrived, and, as he has been
reported upon fayorably by one who saw
him yesterday and on whose taste and
judgment | can rely, / am tempted to
say, with the frankness of my character.
that shall be happy to mako his ae-
luaintance.
/" am truly grateful for tho many
obliging things am told he said OF me,
and Ihope one day or other he will find
them ali realized.
Ny dearest grandchild sends q kiss
to you both; and, with best regards, ]
remain, as usual,
GRANDMornER GonDoN."
"There@ cried the old gentleman,
with odous triumph. There Is q
spirit Ter yol! WIZ. you dog, you Will
be as happy as the day is long! =
scarcely heard him. for my thoughts
were breeding bitterly over tie treaehery
Of The beautiful widow. She had broken
her promise, and she had rendered my
| posi- len a thousand times more embar-
| raising bY persuadlng the wretehed grand
! mother tlHtt ] had been eHahan ass as 10
say complimentary things about her age,
] limos af4I inf Ill,
that she WIS u jilt, that she had only
been aGghing at my admiration, and
| that She WAS bow determined to extract
| f1rittr amusement from my calamilles.
| resolved, however, to die game.
Telling my uncle that, though we'll ae-
qualHted with Mrs. Gordon fram report,
l desired TO see her personally before de-
Gliding, i threw myself on horseback and
galloped straightway to the Court.
1t had cen my Intention to ask for
Mrs. Gordon but the Willy widow was
on her guard for, as the door opened.
heard her call to the servant in her
silyery tones:
Show the gentleman in here
In another moment stood once moro
in the presence of the unknown Of the
forest.
You forgot your PROMISE said I.
yon make a sport of my misery"
!" Ehal could / have said when ques-
tlonedY' inquired she, sweetly. "But
whatnisery do you aIlude to-the misery
of marrying grandmother"
Ycs-when my heart Is devoted TO
another. Hut II Is needless totalk TO you;
you are as incapable of passion as a
statue. You could never have loved
even your husband z
"lou ar in some degree wrong still
[ was 50 young when / was married.
)nly sixtmn-that looked upon my hug-
lanl N re as q guardian than II lover
[ was nutquite seventeen when became
mother"
rs 1t possible? That is not great
While ago
Greater than you perhaps suppose;
or sound constitution and salubrioua
lir are apt TO lead to mistakes. Would
You lake me to be we'll on toward thirty
ive?"
What became Of your chld2" cried I.
suddenly.
We all married young in our family"
replied the widow, hanging her head. ut
was my daughters infant, she continued,
looking up at me with the most beautiful
blush that ever lit the cheeks R q
girl, (which you restored to me yester-
day from among the daisies and butter
cups, and am Grandmother Gordon"
49, ------es -
Worth Thinking About.
Profitable employments would W no
less a diversion thanany OF the idlesports
In fashion, il men but be brought to de-
light IN them.-l Locke.
The Great American liar.